(Million hectares)

Year

Cereals

Pulses

Total

Rice

Wheat

Coarse

Total

Food-

Cereals

(2+3+4)

grains

(5+6)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1950-51

30.81

9.75

37.67

78.23

19.09

97.32

1951-52

29.83

9.47

38.88

78.18

18.78

96.96

1952-53

29.97

9.83

42.45

82.25

19.84

102.09

1953-54

31.29

10.68

45.37

87.34

21.73

109.07

1954-55

30.77

11.26

43.92

85.95

21.91

107.86

1955-56

31.52

12.37

43.45

87.34

23.22

110.56

1956-57

32.28

13.52

42.02

87.82

23.32

111.14

1957-58

32.3

11.73

42.91

86.94

22.54

109.48

1958-59

33.17

12.62

44.66

90.45

24.31

114.76

1959-60

33.82

13.38

43.79

90.99

24.83

115.82

1960-61

34.13

12.93

44.96

92.02

23.56

115.58

1961-62

34.69

13.57

44.73

92.99

24.24

117.23

1962-63

35.69

13.59

44.29

93.57

24.27

117.84

1963-64

35.81

13.5

43.93

93.24

24.18

117.42

1964-65

36.46

13.42

44.35

94.23

23.88

118.11

1965-66

35.47

12.57

44.34

92.38

22.72

115.1

1966-67

35.25

12.84

45.09

93.18

22.12

115.3

1967-68

36.44

14.99

47.34

98.77

22.65

121.42

1968-69

36.97

15.96

46.24

99.17

21.26

120.43

1969-70

37.68

16.63

47.24

101.55

22.02

123.57

1970-71

37.59

18.24

45.95

101.78

22.54

124.32

1971-72

37.76

19.14

43.57

100.47

22.15

122.62

1972-73

36.69

19.46

42.21

98.36

20.92

119.28

1973-74

38.29

18.58

46.24

103.11

23.43

126.54

1974-75

37.89

18.01

43.15

99.05

22.03

121.08

1975-76

39.48

20.45

43.8

103.73

24.45

128.18

1976-77

38.51

20.92

41.94

101.37

22.98

124.36

1977-78

40.28

21.46

42.28

104.02

23.5

127.52

1978-79

40.48

22.64

42.23

105.35

23.66

129.01

1979-80

39.42

22.17

41.36

102.95

22.26

125.21

1980-81

40.15

22.28

41.78

104.21

22.46

126.67

1981-82

40.71

22.14

42.45

105.3

23.84

129.14

1982-83

38.26

23.57

40.43

102.26

22.83

125.1

1983-84

41.24

24.67

41.71

107.62

23.54

131.16

1984-85

41.16

23.56

39.21

103.94

22.74

126.67

1985-86

41.14

23.00

39.47

103.61

24.42

128.02

1986-87

41.17

23.13

39.74

104.04

23.16

127.2

1987-88

38.81

23.06

36.55

98.42

21.27

119.69

1988-89

41.74

24.11

38.68

104.53

23.15

127.67

1989-90

42.17

23.5

37.69

103.36

23.41

126.77

1990-91

42.69

24.17

36.32

103.17

24.66

127.84

1991-92

42.65

23.26

33.42

99.33

22.54

121.87

1992-93

41.78

24.59

34.42

100.79

22.36

123.15

1993-94

42.54

25.15

32.82

100.5

22.25

122.75

1994-95

42.81

25.7

32.17

100.83

23.03

123.86

1995-96

42.84

25.01

30.88

98.73

22.28

121.01

1996-97

43.43

25.89

31.81

101.13

22.45

123.58

1997-98

43.45

26.7

30.83

100.98

22.87

123.85

1998-99

44.8

27.52

29.34

101.66

23.5

125.16

1999-00

45.16

27.49

29.34

101.99

21.12

123.1

2000-01

44.71

25.73

30.26

100.7

20.35

121.05

2001-02

44.62

25.92

29.71

100.25

21.66

121.91

Source : Ministry of Agriculture,  Government of India.